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Best Kitespots in Hawke's Bay

1 spot · New Zealand

Best for kiting from November to February, with 50 to 53 % kite days. Water 18 to 21 °C.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
44 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
17 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Napier
44 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay in New Zealand has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 44 % kite days over the year; Napier leads with 44 %.

Best season at the median spot: November to February (50 % kite days or more). Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Hawke's Bay

  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

  • Best season: November to February
  • Warm and windy: January to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 38 % in May to 53 % in December.

Water 12 °C in August to 21 °C in February. Air 13 °C in August to 21 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Hawke's Bay: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Hawke's Bay?

The best months are November to February: the median spot in Hawke's Bay had 50 to 53 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Hawke's Bay?

Napier has the most kite days in Hawke's Bay: 44 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Hawke's Bay?

The water ranges from 12 °C in August to 21 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in August, spring suit in February.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Hawke's Bay yet.

All spots in Hawke's Bay

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Napier

    New Zealand

    44 %
    January: 51 % kite days (Good)February: 50 % kite days (Good)March: 41 % kite days (Good)April: 38 % kite days (Possible)May: 38 % kite days (Possible)June: 40 % kite days (Good)July: 38 % kite days (Possible)August: 38 % kite days (Possible)September: 46 % kite days (Good)October: 45 % kite days (Good)November: 52 % kite days (Good)December: 53 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Napier: Jan 51 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 38 %, May 38 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 53 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Hawke's Bay: median of 1 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Hawke's Bay, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/hawkes-bay

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